No need to apologise, Simon. What you have written is very reasoned and sensible. I must admit to being baffled by the coverage of this in the...
I was hoping that there might be another lunch circular on the lines of the "Wessex Express"/"King Alfred" in the springtime or early summer. I'd...
I'm in the rather privileged position of living within 20 miles of three heritage railways - the Bluebell, Kent & East Sussex and Spa Valley. When...
Wow! That's good news and a complete surprise. I had no idea that LSL had much interest in diesel traction, although the way the Class 47 has been...
We got up behind 44932 in November 2010 with only one slip, near Branksome Station and north of the cutting that caused 44871 such grief in the...
Not sure I would agree with you here. Ian Riley has shown what a fine show a pair of Black Fives are capable of putting on. I wouldn't rule out...
I saw on the Swanage Railway's facebook page that 30120 was running a test train yesterday (Thursday 23rd). and hoped that it might be in use over...
Not in the case of 3127/9017!:)
I've just noticed that the 2018 GWSR timetable is now on-line, including (naturally) the services when Broadway is open. After the opening...
It will be interesting to find out what will be working the "sulky service" trains and the 16th March special. A Standard 4MT tank would be the...
Thank you for sharing. The little clip epitomises what is so remarkable about the T3's return to steam - the sheer incongruity of 563, in L&SWR...
It will be interesting to see what happens with 80072 after the New Year. The Bluebell hasn't announced its special events for 2018, but we can...
I think that you and I are probably not the only ones who would put these two engines into the main line steam "superleague". Mind you, it's only...
The loco is a T14 or "Paddlebox" four-cylindered 4-6-0 designed by Dugald Drummond. The class was introduced in 1911 and was the least bad of...
I'd love to know which forecast you are looking at! I've looked at three and all of them suggest it's going to be a cloudy day with a little light...
Yes indeed. It's easy to forget. The M7 seems so eponymous with the Swanage Railway that it's easy to forget that 40 years ago, most of us would...
Indeed - at Carnforth.
24th February 2010 with RTC's "Sussex Belle". This took the original route via Rye as this was in the days before weight restrictions were imposed...
The two December RTC trains in the south are now to be hauled by 70013 rather than 45305 - Sherborne on 14th December and the Sussex Belle...
Thank you for your detailed description of what sounds to have been a great day out. I lived for 3 1/2 years in Gloucestershire and one item I was...
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